Ancient Greek civilization

The 4th century

To the King’s Peace (386 bce)

Dionysius I of Syracuse

Dionysius I of Syracuse (c. 430–367) can be seen as a transitional figure between the 5th century and the 4th and indeed between Classical and Hellenistic Greece. His career began in 405, after the seven troubled years in Sicily that followed the Athenian surrender in 413. For most of this period there was war with Carthage in North Africa, and there were internal convulsions that Carthage was constantly seeking to exploit. Sicily was always prone to tyranny and political instability, partly because the island was threatened ... (100 of 69,193 words)